test 70.3- triathlon

4 weeks before the competition I tested out the full 70.3 distance. I took a Silverbird-taxi to Bogor (180.000 Rp.) to a Golf club named "Sentul Highlands".

The swim

First surprise: a "only-20-m" pool. :-( Okay, somehow I coped with that and counted 95 laps. 40 mins. in neoprene for the 1.9k. I felt like a hamster in a treatmill.

The bike

It was really hot, so I made two breaks to cool myself down and to buy literally all water bottles from a small shop at the street. 91 k in an awful time of 05:13 (breaks 0:50 mins included).

The run

The street in Bogor was too busy, so I went back to Jakarta on the treatmill to finish the 21k in 2:49 hr.

Lessons learned:

> start workouts earlier to avoid the heat

> a headband is needed in order to prevent sweat running down my sunglasses while biking.

> I still need to work on my speed. Hopefully I make it in the time-limits in Zürich-competition.

> Don't eat too much during the run.